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Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the |
“You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says the |
“You look for much, but behold, it comes to little; when you bring it home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the |
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“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the |
You looked for much [harvest], and behold, it came to little; and even when you brought that home, I blew it away. Why? Says the Lord of hosts. Because of My house, which lies waste while you yourselves run each man to his own house [eager to build and adorn it]. |
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- Six / One / Five-Twenty B.C.; “Building the Temple” - Neil Girrard The prophecies of Haggai apply to those who would build the temple of the Holy Spirit in our time much more than we might think.